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T. B. JEWETT.

HEAD REST.

No. 332,154. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS B. JEl/VETT, OF STEUBENVILLE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO VILLIAM B. JElVETT, OF SAME PLACE.

HEAD-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,154, dated December 8, 1885.

Application filed April 1, 1885. Serial No. 160,871.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that -I, THOMAS B. JEWETT, of Steubenville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Head-Rests; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in head-rests; and it consists in a head-rest which is formed from two pieces of wire, each one of which is bent into suitable shape, and then applied together so as to form a rest for the head, and which can be detached and packed into a small space for transportation, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a head-rest which is light, cheap, and specially adapted to be carried around by the traveler, and which is adapted to be applied to the backs of car-seats, so asto form a perfect and easy rest for the head at any time while traveling.

Figure 1 is a perspective of a head-rest embodying my invention, shown in position ready for use. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the rest closed and ready to be packed for transportation.

My head-rest is composed of two parts, the one A, which catches over the back of the seat, and B, the one which forms a rest for the head. The part B is formed from a sin gle piece of stout wire, which has its two ends fastened together at the center of its bottom part, as shown. Upon each side of where the ends are fastened the wire is bent so as to form the two loops 0. From the loops the wire extends outward in straight lines a suitable distance, as shown at D, and it is bent upward so as to form the rectangular portion F, against which the head rests. This rectangular portion is covered over by any suitable woven fabric, G, so as to form a soft and easy rest for the head. This part B projects (No model.)

forward, when itis in position to be used as a rest for the head, far enough to withstand considerable pressure from the head, and thus not be pushed so far back that it will not properly support the head in position. The lower part, A, is also formed from a single piece of wire, but its ends are not united together,as is the case with the part B. The free ends of the part A are formed into partially or entirely closed hooks H, which have the upturned ends I, which serve to catch against the sides of the hooks, and thus help to support the part B in position ready for use. The wire between ends of the part A is bent into the two prongs J, which catch over the front of the seat, and a single prong, L, which catches over the back. This part A of the rest forms a support for the part B, as shown in Fig. 1.

hen the rest is to be used, the hooks on the upper part of the part A of the rest are passed through the loops 0, and then the bottom part or portion of the part B catches behind the hooked ends of the part A, and thus prevents the part B from being pushed any farther back than the wire will spring.

\Vhen the rest is to be packed for trans portation, the two parts A B are disengaged, then reversed in position and the hooked ends then passed through the loops, as shown in Fig. 2, and the two parts are then shortened so as to enable them to be packed in a small space.

A headrest of the k nd here shown is specially adapted for use by travelers who have to travel in the cars a great deal and who cannot sleep in a sleeping-berth.

I am aware that a headrest made of a single piece of metal and bent so as to catch over the top edge of the back of a car-seat is not new, and this I disclaim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination of the part A, having the prongs to catch over the top of the back of a seat, and the hooks upon its ends, with the part B, having the loops, the forward bends D, and the rectangular. portion, and I pose of beingfolded together;substantially the fabric which is applied to the rectangular as set forth.

1o portion of the part B, substantially as shown. In testimony whereof I affix'nny signature in 2. A head-rest composed of the two parts presence of two witnesses. 5 or frames A B, each one of which is formed THOMAS B. JEWVETT.

from. a single piece of wire which is bent into \Vitnesses: the shape shown, and which frames or parts J. O. ULRICK,

are detachable from each other for the pur- G130. S. ARTZ. 

